Immigration & Resettlement Services

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Immigration Legal Services

Immigration Legal Services provides services to immigrants, refugees and asylees: helps eligible individuals and families obtain legal status, assists clients to naturalize, and provides legal representation in deportation proceedings. The office also provides informational workshops, public education and advocacy. We specialize in assistance to survivors of domestic violence, abandoned or neglected foreign children, detained clients and victims of trafficking and crimes.

Immigration Legal Services Appointments

We provide new client services by appointment only, no walk-ins are accepted. Persons seeking services must call (404) 885-7461 Monday – Friday between 8:00am and 12:00 noon to be pre-screened and make an appointment.

Clients are also welcome to come to our offices to make intake and pre-screening appointments Monday – Friday between 8:00am and 12:00 noon.

Resettlement Services

Reception and Placement of refugees: helping families who have suffered religious and political persecution in their home country, begin a new life in the USA. (All refugee clients must be registered with the United Nations and referred by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops [USCCB].)
Match Grant: job readiness, job placement, and employment services to help families become economically self-sufficient. (available to clients whose appropriate immigration status was granted within 30 days)
Social Adjustment Services: transition services include home management, crisis intervention and health care management for those with immigration status granted between 0-5 years.

Our Contact Information

Immigration Legal Services: Phone (404)885-7454, Fax (404) 885-7210, for appointments: Phone (404) 885-7461

Resettlement Services: Phone (404) 885-7464 for information & appointments

Location: the Catholic Center, 680 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308-1984
(Located across the street from the North Avenue MARTA station, station N3)

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All services are offered in a compassionate, professional manner in keeping with the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching and national standards for social services. The programs and services of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta are funded in part by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Gifts. Thank you for your generosity! For more information about all services or how to make a donation contact us at: 404-881-6571 or visit our donation page.

Page last updated: September 4, 2007